The defect
ELDORADO NATIONAL - KANSAS IS RECALLING 4 MY 2004-2005 AERO ELITE TRANSIT BUSES BUILT BETWEEN APRIL 12, 2004 AND SEPTEMBER 18, 2006. CERTAIN HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES MAY CONTACT THE TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK TUBE AS THE ENGINE ROCKS.
The risk
CONTINUED CONTACT BETWEEN THE BRAKE LINE AND THE DIPSTICK TUBE COULD ABRADE THE BRAKE LINE. THIS ABRASION COULD CAUSE THE LINE TO BREAK AND LEAK, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID COULD REDUCE BRAKE PERFORMANCE WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
The remedy
DAIMLER TRUCKS IS HANDLING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. PLEASE SEE 09V-114. DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL CORRECT THE CHASSIS IF FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FOR YOU FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Eldorado Aero Elite | 2004, 2005 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eldorado Aero Elite | 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| Eldorado Aero Elite | 2005 | 0 | 4 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2009
35 of the 491 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2009 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; ELDORADO NATIONAL filed 30 campaigns in all.
| 09V498000 30 Dec 2009 | FORETRAVEL, INC. |
| 09V496000 29 Dec 2009 | TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. |
| 09V478000 16 Dec 2009 | SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. |
| 09V461000 1 Dec 2009 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| 09V460000 1 Dec 2009 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| 09V431000 3 Nov 2009 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 09V385000 2 Oct 2009 | QINGQI GROUP MOTORCYCLE CO., LTD |
| 09V351000 11 Sept 2009 | ELDORADO NATIONAL |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2009